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Post by d3coach on Jun 7, 2012 9:22:38 GMT -5
You don't hear about all the failures of young coaches, because they just fade away. How many business hire someone right out of college to be a manager and lead a department of 12 people? Not many successful ones. Because they know that experience is a key. We always hear talk about not having enough women coaches in the sport. And I'm all for that. But throwing in non-experieinced coaches doesn't help that. It is just setting them up to fail. Banachowski and Wise began in a different era. Women's sports were new, and many coaches were hired who didn't have experience because there were not many coaches who did. But take a look at Wise's career. Yes, she did get hired right out of school at Iowa state. But how long of a career there did she have? She was out of coaching for a year, before she started again at Kentucky - as an assistant. So while she did start as a head coach, she did have time to learn, grow, and be mentored. Agreed. There are two reasons why most people here are so disgruntled by hirings like this. #1 - It is a slap in the face to our sport (and profession) when administrators hire people with zero experience, over qualified candidates (I don't know who else applied, but I would expect there were at least a few with decent resumes). This would NEVER ever, ever, ever, ever happen in men's basketball, football, etc... so what makes it right in volleyball? #2 - Most coaches (men included) want to see good female coaches. However hiring someone so raw, will only hurt her chances of being successful. More times than not, it leads to a coach not reaching their potential, and/or getting out of the profession quicker than they would have otherwise. |
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Post by vbnerd on Jun 7, 2012 9:29:59 GMT -5
With two seasons of club under her belt, I think she actually has more experience than Solberg did when she got to Indiana Tech, and Solberg won the conference 4-5 times and placed at nationals a few times. The website looks like the assistants are staying so she'll have some support as she gets her footing.
And personally, I've never been to Indiana Tech, but I'm sure the AD knows quite a bit about the place and he thinks this girl fits. He's not hiring someone who has proven themselves to be evil or heartless or clueless, she hasn't proven anything one way or the other, so I don't think you can get too excited about this hire one way or the other.
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Post by Not Me on Jun 7, 2012 10:01:44 GMT -5
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Post by setter1848 on Jun 7, 2012 10:02:40 GMT -5
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Post by vbc1 on Jun 7, 2012 10:34:44 GMT -5
Sure I can... And perhaps this is the ADs way of staying under budget... Hire a kid who has no concept of the hours she's about to work, pay her pennies, and smile because "atleast she's got a job".... Agreed. Is anyone really surprised by this hire? First, its NAIA, who freakin cares about NAIA? Secondly, as sevb said, she's a cheap hire. Thirdly, it's in Indiana, in the middle of nowhere, who is going to relocate to the middle of nowhere? Fourthly, it's a woman. We all know that women get the first look for female teams over men. Its just the way it is. I wish her luck, she will need it. |
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Post by pancake83 on Jun 7, 2012 12:47:38 GMT -5
Austin Jrs East, Hopefully they can attract more Texas talent with their staffs experience in the Lone Star state, and being in the Big XII now |
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Post by Not Me on Jun 7, 2012 15:43:46 GMT -5
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Post by lonewolf on Jun 7, 2012 15:47:01 GMT -5
Sure I can... And perhaps this is the ADs way of staying under budget... Hire a kid who has no concept of the hours she's about to work, pay her pennies, and smile because "atleast she's got a job".... Agreed. Is anyone really surprised by this hire? First, its NAIA, who freakin cares about NAIA? Secondly, as sevb said, she's a cheap hire. Thirdly, it's in Indiana, in the middle of nowhere, who is going to relocate to the middle of nowhere? Fourthly, it's a woman. We all know that women get the first look for female teams over men. Its just the way it is. I wish her luck, she will need it. I don't know the personalities, asking salary, or how the interviews went with other candidates. However, on paper, there were applicants (at least one mango) who had a much more qualified resume. Best of luck to the new hire. I don't wish anyone ill, but it could be a big shock to coming out of college to running a program. As the the Banachowski reference, as someone else mentioned, it was a different era, that stuff was happening in many sports, even on the men's side. And for any one of these references, there are tons of failures. If we want to be taken seriously as a sport, stuff like this does not look good given the pool of applicants that is out there. |
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Post by lonewolf on Jun 7, 2012 15:49:56 GMT -5
Here's the university release {url]http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/060712aaa.html[/url] I guess that means the rumor of a hire of an XC coach is false |
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Post by donneyp on Jun 7, 2012 16:12:48 GMT -5
Mississippi College is looking for a Volleyball Graduate Assistant. Anyone interested can contact the Head Coach, Peter Cosmiano 601-925-3357 cosmiano@mc.edu
MC is a D3 school in the American Southwest conference that plays most of its schedule between Alabama and Texas. They've had a few good GA's come through there and do well, and Peter is a great guy to work for.
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Post by Not Me on Jun 7, 2012 17:07:17 GMT -5
Here's the university release {url]http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/060712aaa.html [/url] I guess that means the rumor of a hire of an XC coach is false[/quote] nope, they were right: "serving as head cross country coach at Armstrong Atlantic State from 2010-12." |
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Post by lonewolf on Jun 7, 2012 19:48:52 GMT -5
Here's the university release {url]http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/060712aaa.html [/url] I guess that means the rumor of a hire of an XC coach is false[/quote] nope, they were right: "serving as head cross country coach at Armstrong Atlantic State from 2010-12."[/quote] Ah, didn't see that part. |
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Post by lonewolf on Jun 7, 2012 20:01:54 GMT -5
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Post by vball2313 on Jun 7, 2012 20:36:26 GMT -5
You mean Indiana Wesleyan!......  |
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Post by vball2313 on Jun 7, 2012 20:37:41 GMT -5
Has SIU hired anyone yet? Didn't they have a recent posting for an assistant?
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